Op-Ed: Ghislaine Maxwell’s case puts a spotlight on trafficking’s victim-defendants
Document Type
Editorial
Publication Date
12-13-2021
ISSN
2165-1736
Publisher
Patrick Soon-Shiong
Language
en-US
Abstract
In the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, British socialite and close associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, prosecutors and the defense have presented dueling theories. Prosecutor Lara Pomerantz has alleged that Maxwell and Epstein were “partners in crime” in perpetrating horrific sexual abuse. Maxwell’s attorney Bobbi Sternheim presented a quite different narrative. She argued that Maxwell is on trial because she is a “convenient stand-in” for Epstein. She suggested that Maxwell was a victim of Epstein’s manipulations.
What if both sides are right?
Recommended Citation
Julie A. Dahlstrom,
Op-Ed: Ghislaine Maxwell’s case puts a spotlight on trafficking’s victim-defendants
,
in
Los Angeles Times
(2021).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/shorter_works/196
Publisher URL
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-12-13/defendants-trafficking-cases-victims
